Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
DJIA	15,387.60	+52.30	0.34%
S&P 500	1,669.16	+2.87	0.17%
Nasdaq	3,502.12	+5.69	0.16%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

DJIA

15,387.60

+52.30

0.34%

S&P 500

1,669.16

+2.87

0.17%

Nasdaq

3,502.12

+5.69

0.16%

Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
STOXX 50	2,821.65	-2.85	-0.10%
FTSE 100	6,803.87	+48.24	0.71%
DAX	8,472.20	+16.37	0.19%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

STOXX 50

2,821.65

-2.85

-0.10%

FTSE 100

6,803.87

+48.24

0.71%

DAX

8,472.20

+16.37

0.19%

Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
Nikkei	15,627.30	+246.24	1.60%
Hang Seng	23,230.80	-135.54	-0.58%
S&P/ASX 200	5,165.40	-14.66	-0.28%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

Nikkei

15,627.30

+246.24

1.60%

Hang Seng

23,230.80

-135.54

-0.58%

S&P/ASX 200

5,165.40

-14.66

-0.28%

U.S. Stocks Rise as Manufacturing Gauge Tops Estimates

By Michael P. Regan - 2012-05-01T14:03:05Z

U.S. stocks advanced after a gauge of manufacturing industries exceeded forecasts, bolstering optimism in the economy.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index rose 0.3 percent to 1,401.7 at 10:02 a.m. in New York.

The Institute for Supply Management’s factory index rose to 54.8 in April from 53.4 a month earlier, the Tempe, Arizona- based group’s report showed today. Economists had forecast a reading of 53, according to the median estimate in a survey. Readings greater than 50 signal growth.

The S&P 500 retreated 0.7 percent in April to halt a four- month rally, its longest streak in more than two years. The benchmark gauge for U.S. equities is up 11 percent so far in 2012 and trading about 1.5 percent below an almost four-year high reached on April 2.

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Michael P. Regan at mregan12@bloomberg.net

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